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<p>A <b>thermoplastic</b>, or <b>thermosoftening</b> <b>plastic</b>, is any <a href="page.php?w=plastic">plastic</a> <a href="page.php?w=polymer">polymer</a> material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling. </p>

<p>Most thermoplastics have a high <a href="page.php?w=molecular_mass">molecular weight</a>. The polymer chains associate by <a href="page.php?w=intermolecular_forces">intermolecular forces</a>, which weaken rapidly with increased temperature, yielding a viscous liquid. In this state,</p><p>
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